Three upsets in Boy's U18 Doubes at 2019 IRT World Junior Championships

Doubles matches at international events can often seem to be a toss up, and there was evidence of that in the boys' play Thursday at the 2019 International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Racquetball Championships in San José, Costa Rica, as two of the three top seeds in Boy’s Doubles lost. But in the Girl’s divisions the top four seeds are all through to the semi-finals.

In Boy’s U18, the 9th seeded Costa Ricans Pablo Freer and Tomas Sanchez knocked off the #1 seeds Julio Guzman and Gerson Miranda of Bolivia in two straight games, 15-8, 15-8. But that was only one of three upsets in the Boy’s U18 quarterfinals.

The Mexican team of Emir Martinez and Jose Ramos, who were seeded 7th, beat 2nd seeds Jose Pablo Cardona and Nathan Martinez of Guatemala, 15-6, 15-7, and 6th seeds Esteban De Janon and Juan Flores of Ecuador defeated 3rd seeds Dylan Pruitt and Joshua Shea of the USA in two close games, 15-14, 15-11. The match that wasn’t an upset was won by 4th seeds Diego Garcia and Tomas Oyhanart of Argentina, who defeated 5th seeds Rafael Gatica and Johan Igor of Chile, 15-12, 15-7.

In the Boy’s U18 semi-finals, Costa Rica will play Argentina, and Ecuador will play Mexico.

Some Irish luck was involved in the other upset of a #1 seed, as the Irish team of Daniel Hanrahan and Keelan O’Gorman upset the top seeded USA team of Vedant Chauhan and Joshua Shea, 3-15, 15-14, 11-10, in Boy’s U14.

In Girl’s U18, 2nd seeds Nikita Chauhan and Erin Slutzky of the USA has a comfortable win over 7th seeds Aranxa Anguizola and Abigail Solana of Costa Rica, 15-3, 15-1, while top seeds Angelica Barrios and Valeria Centellas of Bolivia had a bye.

Bolivia will play 4th seeds Fabiana Landy and Ana Sarmiento from Ecuador, as Ecuador defeated 5th seeds Paula Mansilla and Josefina Toro of Chile, 15-10, 15-5, and the USA will face 3rd seeds Marifer Gutierrez and Anna Rivera of Mexico after Mexico beat 6th seeds Cassie Prentice and Camila Wilscam of Canada, 15-4, 15-2.

The IRF is streaming some matches via its Facebook page). The times for the matches are central standard time.

31st IRF World Junior Racquetball Championships
San José, Costa Rica - November 9-16, 2019

U18 Boy's Doubles

Quarterfinals - Thursday

9) Pablo Freer & Tomas Sanchez (Costa Rica) d. 1) Julio Guzman & Gerson Miranda (Bolivia), 15-8, 15-8
4) Diego Garcia & Tomas Oyhanart (Argentina) d. 5) Rafael Gatica & Johan Igor (Chile), 15-12, 15-7

6) Esteban De Janon & Juan Flores (Ecuador) d. 3) Dylan Pruitt & Joshua Shea (USA), 15-14, 15-11
7) Emir Martinez & Jose Ramos (Mexico) d. 2) Jose Pablo Cardona & Nathan Martinez (Guatemala), 15-6, 15-7

Semi-finals - Friday

4) Diego Garcia & Tomas Oyhanart (Argentina) v. 9) Pablo Freer & Tomas Sanchez (Costa Rica) - 7 PM
6) Esteban De Janon & Juan Flores (Ecuador) v. 7) Emir Martinez & Jose Ramos (Mexico) - 7 PM

U16 Boy's Doubles

Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Sebastian Longoria & Erick Trujillo (Mexico) d. 8) Seunghwan & Namwoo Lee (Korea), 15-1, 15-4
5) Nikhill Prasad & Timothy Hansen (USA) d. 4) Santiago Gamboa & Felipe Guillen (Costa Rica), 15-3, 15-6

3) Josue Bermeo & Pablo Vera (Ecuador) d. 6) Naman Gauri & Nathan Jauvin (Canada), 15-6, 15-12
2) Hector Barrios & Adrian Jaldin (Bolivia) v. 7) Diego Gatica & Jaime Mansilla (Chile), 15-7, 15-10

Semi-finals - Friday

1) Sebastian Longoria & Erick Trujillo (Mexico) v. 5) Nikhill Prasad & Timothy Hansen (USA) - 6 PM
2) Hector Barrios & Adrian Jaldin (Bolivia) v. 3) Josue Bermeo & Pablo Vera (Ecuador) - 6 PM

U14 Boy's Doubles

Quarterfinals - Thursday

8) Daniel Hanrahan & Keelan O’Gorman (Ireland) d. 1) Vedant Chauhan & Joshua Shea (USA), 3-15, 15-14, 11-10
4) Juan Rodriguez & Duvan Torres (Colombia) d. 5) Antonio Sanchez & Victor Segura (Costa Rica), 15-6, 10-15, 11-7

3) Luis Renteria & Jorge Gutierrez (Mexico) d. 6) Adrian Carchi & Bruno Vasquez (Ecuador), 15-6, 15-9
2) Jhonatan Flores & Ezequiel Subieta (Bolivia) d. 7) Jose Pablo Caseres & Hector Sierra (Guatemala), 15-13, 14-15, 11-2

Semi-finals - Friday

4) Juan Rodriguez & Duvan Torres (Colombia) v. 8) Daniel Hanrahan & Keelan O’Gorman (Ireland) - 5 PM
2) Jhonatan Flores & Ezequiel Subieta (Bolivia) v. 3) Luis Renteria & Jorge Gutierrez (Mexico) - 5 PM

U18 Girl's Doubles

Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Angelica Barrios & Valeria Centellas (Bolivia) - BYE
4) Fabiana Landy & Ana Sarmiento (Ecuador) v. 5) Paula Mansilla & Josefina Toro (Chile), 15-10, 15-5

3) Marifer Gutierrez & Anna Rivera (Mexico) d. 6) Cassie Prentice & Camila Wilscam (Canada), 15-4, 15-2
2) Nikita Chauhan & Erin Slutzky (USA) d. 7) Aranxa Anguizola & Abigail Solana (Costa Rica), 15-3, 15-1

Semi-finals - Friday

1) Angelica Barrios & Valeria Centellas (Bolivia) v. 4) Fabiana Landy & Ana Sarmiento (Ecuador) - 7 PM
2) Nikita Chauhan & Erin Slutzky (USA) v. 3) Marifer Gutierrez & Anna Rivera (Mexico) - 7 PM

U16 Girl's Doubles

Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Micaela Meneses & Camila Rivero (Bolivia) - BYE
4) Sofia Freer & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) d. 5) Alondra Canchola & Annie Roberts (USA), 15-5, 15-12

3) Suniaris Rodriguez & Loraine Felipe (Cuba) d. 6) Kelly-Marie Barrett & Juliette Parent (Canada), 15-8, 15-1
2) Guadalupe Griffin & Ximena Martinez (Mexico) d. 7) Adriana Valdez & Angela Villacreses (Ecuador), 15-2, 15-0

Semi-finals - Friday

1) Micaela Meneses & Camila Rivero (Bolivia) v. 4) Sofia Freer & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) - 6 PM
2) Guadalupe Griffin & Ximena Martinez (Mexico) v. 3) Suniaris Rodriguez & Loraine Felipe (Cuba) - 6 PM

U14 Girl's Doubles

Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Gisele Nieto & Angela Ortega (Mexico) - BYE
4) Ava Kaiser & Kareena Mathew (USA) d. 5) Ofelia Wilscam & Tamara Wilscam (Canada), 15-2, 15-8

3) Anna Aguilar & Andrea Reyes (Guatemala) d. Kenia Brenes & Jimena Gomez (Costa Rica), 15-11, 15-10
2) Valeria Miranda & Krystin Salinas (Bolivia) d. Sarah Ainsworth & Thea Coleman (Ireland), 15-6, 15-10

Semi-finals - Friday

1) Gisele Nieto & Angela Ortega (Mexico) v. 4) Ava Kaiser & Kareena Mathew (USA) - 5 PM
2) Valeria Miranda & Krystin Salinas (Bolivia) v. 3) Anna Aguilar & Andrea Reyes (Guatemala) - 5 PM

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